mintis

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *mintís, from Proto-Indo-European *méntis (“thought”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic памѧть (pamętĭ), Sanskrit मति (matí), Latin mēns and Old English ġemynd.

Noun

minti̇̀s f (plural miñtys) stress pattern 4

  1. thought

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mentís (“denial”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /minˈtis/ [mɪn̪ˈt̪ɪs]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: min‧tis

Adjective

mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. failed; dud (said of firecrackers that did not explode, or some project that failed or missed out)
    Synonyms: diplas, palyado, paltos, bigo

Noun

mintís (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. inaccuracy; failure
    Synonyms: pagpalya, pagkabigo, pagkalihis

Derived terms

  • magmintis
  • mintisin
  • mumintis
  • walang-mintis

Further reading

  • “mintis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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